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Category Archives: Teaching
Civil Rights–and Wrongs: Reflections on The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and His Legacy
[NOTE: In the middle of last month, I began a series of posts tracing how, near the end of my teaching career, I came eagerly to embrace the opportunity to teach a one-semester elective course on the History of the … Continue reading
Posted in "The Race Beat", Books, Civil Rights Movement, Current Events, Dr. Martin Luther King, Education, Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff, Georgia History, Historical Reflection, History, History Curriculum, History graduate school, Popular Culture, Prep School, prep school teaching with a PhD, Research, Retirement, Southern (Georgia) History, Southern History, Taylor Branch, Teaching, Uncategorized, WP Long Read
Tagged "Jim Crow South, Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff, Jr., MLK Holiday, Modern American Civil Rights Movement, Taylor Branch, The Great Migration, The Rev. Martin Luther King
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From those wonderful folks at WordPress.com, a look back at 2014.
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,500 times in 2014. If it were a cable car, it … Continue reading
Posted in "The Race Beat", Age of Jim Crow, American History, Civil Rights Movement, Current Events, Dr. Martin Luther King, Education, Episcopal Church, Gene Roberts and Hank Klibanoff, Historical Reflection, History, Martin Luther King, Popular Culture, Prep School, prep school teaching with a PhD, Research, Retirement, Southern (Georgia) History, Southern History, Taylor Branch, Teaching, The Blues, Uncategorized, WP Long Read
Tagged "Retired But Not Shy" stats, 2014
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Secondary School Students and The Changing Face of the South (History Lesson Plans, 5)
[NOTE: One of the most popular posts at this blog is “Teaching History Backwards,” probably more for the provocative title than for the course it describes, The History of the Modern American Civil Rights Movement. And yet, I believe that … Continue reading
Posted in "Education Courses", American History, Books, Civil Rights Movement, Education, Historical Reflection, History, History Curriculum, Popular Culture, Prep School, prep school teaching with a PhD, Research, Retirement, Southern History, Teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged American History and Culture, American Popular Culture, Education courses, History Curriculum, History Lesson Plans, Image of the South, Southern History
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Georgia and the American Revolution, V: The Divided Whigs of Revolutionary Georgia, 1775-1783 (In Pursuit of Dead Georgians, 16)
[Note: This is the final post in a series on the American Revolution in Georgia. For earlier ones–Part I; Part II; Part III; Part IV. A list of suggested readings follows the end of this post. What follows is the … Continue reading
Posted in American History, American Revolution, Georgia History, Historical Reflection, History, Research, Southern (Georgia) History, Southern History, Teaching, Uncategorized
Tagged American Revolution in Georgia, Button Gwinnett, George Walton, John Wereat, Lachlan McIntosh, Sir James Wright, Whig Factionalism, wp longread
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Testifyin’ at the PDC (Be True to Your School, 2)
[NOTE: Whether a teacher wishes it or not, the longer one remains at a school, the more he or she is viewed as a representative of the institution. Obviously, faculty members are expected to support the school and its mission, … Continue reading
“The Blues Had a Baby” (Blues Stories, 18)
A Review of John Milward, Crossroads: How the Blues Shaped Rock ‘n’ Roll (And Rock Saved the Blues). Boston: Northeastern University Press, 2013. “’The blues had a baby,’ Muddy Waters sang, ‘and they called it rock and roll.’ Yeah, and … Continue reading
Posted in Alan Lomax, American History, B.B. King, Big Bill Broonzy, Books, Chicago Blues, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Delta Blues, Historical Reflection, History, History of Rock and Roll, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Leadbelly, Mississippi John Hurt, Muddy Waters, Popular Culture, Research, Retirement, Robert Johnson, Son House, Southern History, Teaching, The Blues, Uncategorized
Tagged American History, Crossroads: How the Blues Shaped Rock 'n' Roll (and Rock Saved the Blues", History of the Blues, John Milward, Southern History
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Muchas Gracias: Responding to a “Thankfulness Challenge”
[NOTE: Much of this post originated as a series of “status updates” on Facebook. I have made a few minor revisions and appended some comments.] * * * * * Day 1: A friend nominated me to undertake a ten-day “challenge,” listing … Continue reading
Posted in Episcopal Church, Historical Reflection, History, History graduate school, Newark (Del.) High School Class of 1962, Prep School, Retirement, Rick Lamplugh, Teaching, The Blues, Uncategorized, WP Long Form
Tagged "thankfulness challenge", Delaware, Education for Ministry (EFM), Emory University, High School, History Teaching, Newark, Prep school teaching with a PhD, University of Delaware, University of the South, wp longread
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Georgia and the American Revolution, IV: From Colony to State, 1774-1776 (In Pursuit of Dead Georgians, 15)
[This is the fourth post in a series. For earlier ones: Part I; Part II; Part III.] * * * * * The reaction of the North Ministry to the destruction of tea in Boston Harbor in 1774 was swift. … Continue reading
Posted in American History, American Revolution, Colonial Georgia, Georgia History, Historical Reflection, History, History Curriculum, Prep School, prep school teaching with a PhD, Research, Retirement, Southern (Georgia) History, Southern History, Teaching, Uncategorized, WP Long Form
Tagged First and Second Continental Congresses, Georgia and the American Revolution, Georgia Provincial Congress, Sir James Wright
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